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    1000 Women in Religion Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the 2019 AAR/SBL Annual Meeting

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    Event information
    WhatEditing workshop at AAR/SBL 2019 Annual Meeting
    DateFriday, November 22, 2019
    9:00am-1:00pm
    LocationSan Diego Convention Center - 14A (Mezzanine Level)
    HostColleen D. Hartung
    FacilitatorsDzingle1; PMCH2

    Event Description

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    Did you know that only 18% of the biographical subjects and 9% of the editors on Wikipedia are women? WikiProject 1000 Women in Religion is a major initiative of the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature (AAR/SBL) Women's Caucus. The project aims to address the under-recognized work of cis and transgender women in the world's religious, spiritual and wisdom traditions by adding 1,000+ women in religion onto Wikipedia.

    At this workshop, which is being held at the 2019 AAR/SBL annual meeting, participants will sign up as wiki-editors, create their personal user page, learn the basics of editing and make their first wiki-edits. We can also help you to start a new article about a woman who is not on Wikipedia but should be included.

    Our worklist will focus on three categories: women scholars of religion; Latina scholars, religious leaders and faith-based activists; and notable women from California from any religious tradition. Participants are also welcome to work on women from any religious, spiritual or wisdom tradition who are not on the worklist. There will be plenty of time for questions and time for hands on assistance. No need to be a technological expert!

    Join us in our effort to address gender bias on Wikipedia by improving the coverage of women in religion on Wikipedia.

    PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. DON’T FORGET YOUR COMPUTER!

    Event Details

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    • Date: Friday, November 22, 2019
    • Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    • Location: San Diego Convention Center, 14-A (Mezzanine Level)
    • Who should attend: AAR & SBL Members, religious scholars, conference attendees, area librarians, and area Wikipedians who would like to help us in our effort to improve existing articles and create new articles about women in religion on Wikipedia.
    • Training: Find more information, tutorials and training modules at 1000 Women in Religion Project website.
    • Questions? For more information, contact Colleen (dzingle1) or Polly (PMCH2).

    Agenda

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    • Introductions
    • What is the “1000 Women in Religion Project” including a conversation about bias on Wikipedia
    • Is everybody signed up as a Wiki-editor?
    • Some basic training
    • Basic editing
    • Do you want to submit a new article?
    • Questions

    Goals: Create user account (if new to Wikipedia), create user page with at least one sentence, sign up for edit-a-thon on the 1000 Women in Religion Wikipedia Meetup page, make at least one edit to a Wikipedia page.

    Before you arrive

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    Let us know you are coming
    • Signup for a Wikipedia account and the 1000 Women in Religion Dashboard: 'here'. Consider concerns about anonymity when choosing a "user name" unless you want to be identifiable.
    • You can also signup for a Wikipedia account: here.
    • Register to attend: AAR/SBL Annual Meeting Registration
      • Due to the constraints of the room, space and security, all attendees need to be registered for the AAR/SBL meeting.
    What to bring
    • Remember to bring your Laptop
    • Any research resources you would like to refer to.
    Photography Policy

    Photographs and recordings taken at the event may be used in future marketing, publicity, promotions, advertising, and training activities for the WikiProject 1000 Women in Religion. If you would prefer not to have your photo taken, please notify one of the edit-a-thon facilitators.

    Accessibility

    This event welcomes visitors of all abilities.

    What else?
    • No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary as training will be provided.
    • No background in religion, diversity, or women's history is required as we will have resources on hand to cite.
    • Snacks, and beverages will be provided.
    • If you can't attend the event in person, feel free to help us from home with the worklist below. Add the name of the entry you edited to the "Outcomes" section below.

    About the 1000 Women in Religion Project

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    The "1000 Women in Religion Project", a major initiative of the Women's Caucus of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature, seeks to add over 1,000 names and contributions of religious, spiritual and wisdom women to Wikipedia, the largest encyclopedia in the world. The contributions of women in all fields of work, scholarship and life, including religion and spirituality, have gone under-recognized, across time and in our present-day context. This under-recognition, which is a form of gender bias, is reflected and reproduced in our commonly used sources of knowledge – in our history books, in our news media, even in our sacred texts. The more we can document and highlight the contributions of women leaders in their religious and spiritual traditions, the more we can change the perception that women have not been leaders. The Women’s Caucus is supported in this effort to raise up notable women onto Wikipedia by Atla and the Women’s Task Force of the Parliament of the World's Religions.

    Workbench

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    Women in blue -- articles need improvement
    Women in red -- need Wikipedia articles

    Women scholars of religion and/or biblical studies

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    Latina Scholars, Leaders, Activists

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    Women with ties to California

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    Lists to edit

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    These lists could use editing to increase the representation of women, or to expand the names of notable women listed in each category.

    Resources

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    Inspiration for possible new articles
    Helpful sources and links

    Outcomes

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    You can find a summary of our edits on our dashboard: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/American_Academy_of_Religion_and_Society_of_Biblical_Literature_Annual_Meet/1000_Women_in_Religion_Edit-a-thon_Workshop_--_San_Diego

    Monica Coleman--Octopushearts (talk) 20:29, 22 November 2019 (UTC) Working on grammar correction today--Karendikang (talk) 20:33, 22 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    See also

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